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December - The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner
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One of the best martial-arts books I have ever read. Eugen Herrigel is a German professor teaching in Japan during the period between WWI and WWII. When he decides to learn Kyudo (Japanese archery) he finds that he must abandon all the analytical skills he has utilized to solve problems; his teacher (Awa Kenzo) tells him the more he tries to hit the target the more he will fail! What follows is a deeply personalized journey of self discovery that is also very relatable. If you know someone start
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A short primer to Zen that was pretty light and easy to read. Not knowing much about the actual practice of Zen, I'm not sure how accurate it may portray it, but I think it does generate interest in the topic for further study, which hopefully I'll be able to do in the future.
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